33 out to Boulia

[Lawrie]

Brrr, a cold morning this morning,frost on the roof of the33. Oil temp at startup 4C
The sunset was really good, and later the moon was as bright as.
At sunrise I could hear the wild dogs howling, I would be a bit concerned if I was in a tent.
I let the 33 run on the hand throttle as I packed up , oil got up to 20c. So headed off.
A few miles down the road I came upon this new foreign pickup that had an altication with on of our national animals.it sure made a mess of the pickup. There was a trail of debri back 50 yrds or so. A good reason not to drive at dusk ,during the night and early morning .
I stopped at a rest area to use the toilet,( nice and clean), and the truck driver was also using them,his truck ,road train was impressive,even though empty.these hoot along at 100 kph or so and are very well mannered and no trouble for us in the 33.
First fuel stop at Tambo, I was a bit concerned as I could smell the engine fumes in the cab driving along, made not much of a difference with the cowl vent open or shut,
So I bought some oil and planned on doing a change along the way somewhere.
But the servo owner came out and wanted to see the engine, so on opening the bonnet(hood) and me looking around, checked the oil and dipstic(not me) was only down about 1/16 th from full.done about 750 miles from home and last service.
Then I spot the hole where I removed the old cappilery tube for the old temp gauge was not plugged, so the owner burned back inside the servo and bought back a bar of blue tack,after I plugged the hole with it the fumes in the cabin are no more.��
There are sure a lot of caravans around ,but none get the attention my does.
I’m currently stopped for the night in Isisford, behind the pub,$25 night, after a shower I will treat myself to a meal at the pub and a beer.
As usual today the 33 impressed me , humming along at 50-55 on the back roads with my mind in neutral.
The roo hopped across as I was parked at the second in town
Lawrie